Recipe: Perfect Assam Pedas / Sour & Spicy fish

Assam Pedas / Sour & Spicy fish.

You can have Assam Pedas / Sour & Spicy fish using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Assam Pedas / Sour & Spicy fish

1. You need 1 lb of pomfret.
2. You need 1 of tomato (wedges cut).
3. You need 1 tsp of fish curry powder.
4. You need 5 tbsp of cooking oil.
5. You need 1 tbsp of sugar/palm sugar.
6. Prepare 10 small of okras/lady's finger.
7. You need 1/2 tsp of salt to taste.
8. You need 5 grams of vietnamese mint/vietnamese coriander.
9. Prepare of Spice paste.
10. Prepare 1 clove of garlic.
11. You need 1 stick of lemon grass (white parts only).
12. Prepare 4 of shallots.
13. You need 10 of dried chillies.
14. Prepare 1/2 tsp of shrimp/prawn paste.
15. It's of Tamarind juice.
16. You need 1 1/4 cup of water.
17. Prepare 20 grams of tamarind pulp.

Assam Pedas / Sour & Spicy fish step by step

1. Pound the spice paste with mortar and pestle or grind them in a food processor. Set aside..
2. Soak the tamarind pulp in warm water for 15 minutes. Squeeze the tamarind pulp constantly to extract the flavor into the water. Drain the pulp and save the tamarind juice..
3. Heat oil and fry the spice paste for 2 minutes or until fragrant..
4. Add the tamarind juice, fish curry powder and bring to boil..
5. Add the tomato wedges and okras and bring to boil..
6. Add the fish, salt, and palm sugar/sugar..
7. Simmer on low heat for 5 minutes or until the fish is cooked..
8. Serve while hot..